Richard Tollefson is the Founder and President of the Phoenix Philanthropy Group, an international organizational development firm which partners with our clients to build the strategies and resources to optimize their impact on our global society. Before founding The Phoenix Philanthropy Group in 2004, Richard Tollefson was Vice President for Institutional Advancement at his alma mater, Thunderbird School of Global Management. With nearly 30 years of extensive fundraising, alumni relations, and advancement management experience, he has successfully guided many acclaimed arts, culture, and educational institutions, including Master Chorale of Orange County, The Joffrey Ballet, the University of Arizona, and Arizona State University. Richard was named Outstanding Fundraiser of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2001.